#jortana

[lihiominaa]

- Explain. - You wouldn't understand. She knows me.

HALO 2.08 • Halo

[midnightanddiamonds]

"Look at us. We just keep saying goodbye, don't we? But this isn't an end. It's a chance to make amends. To rectify mistakes."

Halo 4 | Halo 5: Guardians | Halo Infinite

[ageless-aislynn]

List your 10 favorite characters from 10 different Fandoms, then tag 10 people!

Tagged by the ever-awesome @sarnakhwritesthings Thanks so much! 💖

I decided to do video game fandoms, just to change things up a bit. In alphabetical order by fandom just 'cause. 😉

Karlach, Baldur's Gate 3 (Wait, did I just sneak Astarion into here? Yes, yes, I did. Please anticipate that I will stretch the whole 10 favs from 10 different fandoms as faaaaaar as I can. 🤷‍♀️😂)

Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (And there's Sergeant John "Soap" MacTavish, funny how that worked out, hm? 😇)

Frank West, Dead Rising (Also starring Ms. Leah Stein... 💖)

Kara, Detroit: Become Human (With bonus Alice and Luther, filling out my precious little android family! I also want to note that technically Connor and Hank along with Markus, Simon and North all tied for this spot. But I thought it might be pressing it just a bit too much to have 8 people all crammed into the "1 character" spot. See? Restraint, I has it! *coughcough* 😂😉)

Nyx Ulric, Final Fantasy XV: Kingsglaive (Yeah, so technically Kingsglaive is a movie not a game but it's in support of a game so that's close enough for me. Also, hello to the lovely Lunafreya Nox Fleuret. *waves Lunyx shipper flag liek woah*)

Master Chief John-117, Halo (And Cortana, my bestest girl! *smushes her together into a happily ever after with John* That's totally how they ended up in the video game series, don't let anybody tell you differently! *fist thump* 😇😉)

The Ryder twins, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Sara Ryder x Reyes Vidal is liiiiiiife to me! And I didn't have a Scott Ryder x Gil Brodie GIF so I just went full on and linked you to the vid I made. No, no, it was my pleasure, really. 😇😇😇😉 Sara x Vetra Nyx and Scott x Cora Harper also belong here. You know, in the 1 single character ONLY spot. *nodnods in I do what I want, Thor* 😂🤷‍♀️)

Quiet, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Hello, Mr. Snake, sir, you're looking very well and TOTES not shippy here in this spot on my list, ahem! 😁😉)

Lady Alcina Dimitrescu, Resident Evil: Village (Wow, Karl Heisenberg, how completely unexpected of you to be in this GIF, too! *shocked Pikachu face* 😂😉)

Cal Kestis, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order/Survivor (Merrin, my love! *sighs in fangirly shipperliness* "Shipperliness" is totally a word, too. Add it to your vocabulary today and impress all your friends! 😊😉)

No pressure tags: @officialnighttime @ionlymadethissoicouldleaveanask @helix-enterprises117 @jemmalynette @ghostslillady @morganas-pendragons @jellotherelol @fandomdancer @authorjones @thefuzzybat and anybody else who might like to do this! *boops your nose politely* 🤗💖

[countessofbiscuit]

John-117 warred with himself and that voice inside his head, twinkling like a wind chime at his every change of mood.

Does she know she can’t be me?

John contemplated the hologram and wondered if she was content ganking money from the miserable; with her directive to be anyone but herself.

He’d never thought about an AI’s feelings before Cortana. He’d never considered right or wrong before her—just the mission, go/no-go, success or failure (not an option). Philosophy had been a lot simpler.

Now he felt guilty fooling around when he should be shaking down ONI for Cortana’s whereabouts.

. . . . .

drabble from the second, S2 chapter of Facsimile

[noblesixjm04]

This is the cutest ever! Oh my poor heart

he’s not tired, Cortana…

…just happy. 💙

[turtletoads]

jortana.... 🚬💨

[cajanaburg]

Kainuun paikannimien alkuperiä

Kainuu: Alkujaan kainuuksi Kaenuo eli Kainua. Epävarma alkuperä. Viimeisin teoria on, että sana tulee kantaskandinaavin sanasta *gainu-z 'aukko, kita', joka on levinnyt Lounais-Suomeen vuoteen 200 tultaessa, ja ennen 800-luvun loppua levinnyt Pohjanlahdelle asti. Kielikuvallisesti viittaa aukkoihin vesistöissä, joita myöten kalastajat liikkuivat. Kainuun Kainua- -nimet voivat olla jo ajalta ennen vuotta 1000. Keskiajalla karjalaiset ja venäläiset kutsuivat Pohjanmaata Kainuuksi (venäjä Kajanskaja Zemlja) ja Perämerta Kainuunmereksi (venäjä Kaino more, Kajano more). Siten sanan Kajaani alkuperä on sama, kuin sanan Kainuu. Kainuun ruotsinkielinen nimi Kajanaland tulee venäjän kautta. Oulujärvi: Nykyään se vesistö mistä puhutaan, kun sanotaan Kainuunmeri. Sana oulu 'tulvavesi' ja sen sukulaiset on tunnettu niin suomessa kuin saamessa, joten ei ole varmaa tietoa, onko nimi laina saamesta vai suomalaisperäinen.

Puolanka:

Auhojärvi: suomi auhto 'hiekkaperäinen, kevytmultainen maa; pehmyt, hauras'. Hepoköngäs: suomi köngäs 'putous'. Alhaalta katsottuna putous muistuttaa hevosen häntää. Sana köngäs on lainattu suomeen saamesta. Kivarinjärvi: suomi kiva 'kova, luja'. Kometto: keskisuomessa ja keski- ja pohjoispohjalaisessa murteessa kometto 'iso puinen laatikko, ontelo, ontto'. Kongasmäki: sana konka -> konkainen 'jokin esiin työntyvä; lonkka'. Lylyjärvi: Savolaismurteiden tuloa alueelle edeltävä pohjalainen nimi. Pohjalaismurteissa lyly 'havupuun kovaa, tummaa puuainesta, jota muodostuu lenkoon puuhun' sekä tällaisesta puusta tehty eriparisuksien liukumasuksi. Mainittakoon vielä, että lylypaikat viittaavat suomalaisessa pakanuudessa myös uhri- ja hautapaikkoihin. Nalkinjärvi: Todennäköisesti pohjalaisesta sukunimestä Nalkki. Osmankajärvi: Suomi osmo 'karhu, ahma'. Puokiovaara: Lienee saamesta, vrt. pohjoissaamen buogu 'paise'. Puolanka: saamesta, vrt. pohjoisaamen buollán 'palomaa'.

Kuhmo:

Elimysjärvi: saame *ëlē-mus 'ylin' Huuhilonjärvi: suomi huuhta 'ikimetsään tehty kaski' Iivantiira: Karjalaisesta miehen nimestä Iiva, Iivana. Jonkeri: Saamelaisesta miehen nimestä Jonko, lyhentynyt karjalan kautta Jongunjärvestä Jonkeriksi. Juntinsalo: Nimestä Juntti (Johannes), salo 'asumaton seutu'. Juortananjärvi: Viittaa Raamatun Jordaniin, vienankarjala jortana 'paikka järvellä tai joella, jossa vesi vihitään' Kaurojärvi: Karjalaisesta miehen nimestä Kaura, Kauro. Kiekinkoski: vienankarjala kiekki 'kalasääski', joka tulee saamesta (vrt. pohjoissaame čiekčá 'kalasääski'). Lauvusjärvi: kainuu lauvus, yleiskieli laudus 'nuotan tai verkon koho'. Lentua, Lentiira: Karjalaisesta miehen nimestä Lentu, Lenti. Ulvinsalo: Ruotsalaisperäisen miehen nimen Ulf kansanomainen muoto Ulvi. Salo tarkoittaa 'asumatonta seutua'. Vartiusjärvi: Lähellä Venäjän rajaa, viittaa ehkä (raja)vartioon, rajahan on tässä ollut jo satoja vuosia. Vieksi: Saamelaisperäinen, vrt. inarinsaamen vieksâ 'voimakas, väkevä'. Kommentoinee virran voimakkuutta. Vuosanka: saamen 'vasaa' tarkoittavasta sanasta, vrt. inarinsaamen vyesi.

Hyrynsalmi:

Emäjoki: Hyrynsalmen reitin jokien "äiti". Hallavaara: Kylmä paikka. Hyrynjärvi: pohjalaisten eränkävijöiden nimeämä, Hyryn sukua ollut Pohjois-Pohjanmaalla 1500-luvulla. Karpinvaara: Ei liity kaloihin vaan tulee sukunimestä Karppinen, joka taas tulee kreikkalaisesta nimestä Polykarpos. Lietejärvi: suomi liete 'lieju, muta'. Mikitänjärvi: Karjalaisesta miehen nimestä Mikittä, Mikitta. Moisiovaara: Murteessa Moisseenvaara, Mooses-nimen karjalaisesta muodosta Moissee. Nuottijärvi: Sanasta nuotta. Paljakka: Tämän vaarajonon nimi tulee paljaista kallioista, eli sanasta paljas. Vonkka: Kaakkoismurteiden vonkka 'vedenalainen penger' tai kainuun vonka 'joen mutka, syvänne'. Vortikka: Alkujaan ilmeisesti Vorlokso. Itämurteissa lokso 'notko, kallionkolo'. Venäjässä vorga 'vesiperäinen notko, rotko'.

Ristijärvi:

Hiisijärvi: Länsi-Suomessa hiisi 'pyhä metsä, uhripaikka', Itä-Suomessa näiden lisäksi merkitys 'syrjäinen paikka'. Pyhäntä: Mahdollinen merkitys pyhä 'rajapaikka', joka viittaisi paikan olleen pohjalaisen ja karjalaisen nautinta-alueen rajana. Ristijärvi: Järvi on Koirasalmesta katsottuna nelihaarainen. Seitenoikea: Mutkikas koski, jossa on seitsemän suoraa kohtaa. Sana oikea tarkoittaa tässä juuri 'suoraa, mutkatonta'. Tenämänmäki: Alkujaan Tenavanmäki, joka lienee alkujaan muodossa tevana 'hirvilehmä'. Sana tevana tunnetaan vain kansanrunouden kautta, mutta esiintyy useissa paikannimissä. Uva: saamesta, vrt. vanhan eteläsaamen uwe, uvwe 'virta, virtaus'.

Sotkamo:

Hiukka: hiukka 'hieno hiekka' Jormasjärvi/Jormanen: Karjalaisesta miehen nimestä Jorma, tai siitä kehittyneestä sukunimestä Jormanen. Juurikkajoki: suomi juurikka 'kanto juurineen' Jämäs: saame jámeš 'vainaja, kuollut' Jäätiönlahti: Sanasta jäätie. Kiimanen: Joko karjalaisesta miehen nimestä Kiima, tai karjalan ja länsisuomen sanasta kiima 'kanalintujen soidin'. Lontta: Ihmisen liikanimi, tarkoittanee rikkinäistä tai epäkelpoa. Sapsojärvi: saamesta, vrt. inarinsaamen šapšâ 'siika'. Kuolasalmi: saamesta, vrt. guolli 'kala'. Sumsajärvi: Vanhastaan Sumpsajärvi. Karjalaisperäinen, vrt. sumčča 'laukku'. Kuhmossa toinen samanniminen.

Suomussalmi:

Hossanjärvi ja Huosiusjärvi: saame hoašša '(kangas)korte'; kainuu ja vienankarjala huosie '(kangas)korte' Korvua: Nimi tulee joko saamesta lainatusta sanasta (kosken)korva 'kosken vuolas kohta', tai suoraan saamesta. Kurimo: suomi kurimo ~ kurimus 'vesipyörre'. Malahvianvaara: Vienalaisesta miehen nimestä Malahvie. Niettussaari: Sukunimestä Miettunen, onhan kainuun murteessa mieto laajalti nieto. Näljänkäjärvi: saamen sanasta 'neljäs', vrt. pohjoissaamen njealját. Perankajärvi: Vienasta päin nimettynä Perankajoen–Hossan-reitin perimmäisin eli tain järvi. Raatejärvi: Sanasta raate 'monivuotinen vesikasvi, Menyanthes trifoliata'. Ruhtinansalmi: Karjalaisesta sukunimestä Ruhtina. Taivalalanen: Taivalalaseen on pitänyt kulkea maitse (taivaltaa) Ämmäkosken itäpuolta Kiantajärven rannasta. Viianki: Sanasta viita 'tiheä, nuori lehtipuumetsä'. Värikallio: Satoja vuosia vanha nimi kalliosta, jossa on paljon kivikautisia kalliomaalauksia. Maalaukset tulivat tutkijain tietoon vasta 1977. Toim. huom. on muuten turkasen hieno paikka.

Kajaani:

Hövelönlahti: kainuu hövelö 'vetinen, märkä paikka' Jormua: Karjalaisesta miehen nimestä Jorma kehittyneestä sukunimestä Jormanen. Koutaniemi: saamesta, vertaa pohjoisaamen guovda- 'keski-'. Kuluntalahti: Viittaa kulkemiseen, sillä Kuluntalahdesta on kuljettu koskien kiertämiseksi maitse Jormuanlahteen, vaikka muuten matka taittuisi vesitse. Kyynäspäänniemi: kainuu kyynäspeä 'kyynärpää'. Mainua: suomi mainio 'hyvä'. Nakertaja: Liikanimi kylälle, jonka nimi oli alkujaan Uusikylä. Kylästä kuului jatkuva nakerrus ja naputus, kun sen asukkaat rakensivat talojaan. Otanmäki: Alkujaan Ohtamäki, eli nimi viittaa otsaan, joka taas viittaa avokallioon. Pöllyvaara: Sanasta pöllö. Salinsuo: Hämäläisperäinen nimi, sanasta sadin 'loukkupyydys'. Talaskangas: Sanasta talas 'haaskalle puuhun rakennettu lava karhun kaatamista varten'. Teppananmäki: Nimetty paikalle Venäjän Karjalasta vuoden 1790 tienoilla tulleesta Teppanasta (Stepan). Vimpelinvaara: Hämäläisperäinen; häme ja satakunta vimpelä 'raisu, nopea'. Ehkä ollut ihmisen liikanimenä. Vuolijoki: Voisi olla saamelaisperäinen (vrt. pohjoissaamen vuolle- 'ala-, ali-') vaan minua viisaammat ovat tätä epäilleet. Vuoreslahti: Todennäköisesti saamen sanasta 'varis', joka esim. inarinsaameksi kuuluu vuorâč. Vuottolahti: Saamelaisperäinen, pohjoissuomeenkin on lainautuneet sanat vuottaa 'tavata otuksen jäljet' (vrt. pohjoissaamen vuohttit) ja vuottua 'osua jäljille, näkyä'. Ämmäkoski: Sanasta ämmä, joka on kunnioittava nimitys 'isoäidille', ehkä viitaten kosken suuruuteen. Ärjänsaari: Ärjä-nimet viittaavat tuulelle ja myrskylle alttiita paikkoja. Sana ärjy, ärjänne 'myrsky, tuisku'.

Paltamo:

Kiehimä: suomi kiehiä 'kiertää, kieriä'. Kivesjärvi: Kives tarkoittaa verkonpainoa, jossa on kiviä kääritty tuohen sisään. Toisaalta Kivesjärven viereinen Kiveslahti on kivikkoista seutua. Kontiomäki: Nimetty läheisen Kontiolammen mukaan. Suomi kontio 'karhu'. Metelinniemi: Viittaa meteleihin eli jättiläisiin, joiden uskottiin rakentaneen jääkauden muokkaamat kivimuodostelmat luonnossa. Paltaniemi, Paltamo: Sanasta palta 'rinne, rantapenger'. Vekaranniemi: Sanasta vekara 'koukunmuotoinen, väkämäinen'. Änätinselkä: Saamelaisperäinen, tarkoittaa 'paljoa, isoa', vrt. pohjoissaamen eatne-.

Vaala (tällä hetkellä osa Pohjois-Pohjanmaan maakuntaa mutta perinteisesti Kainuuta):

Jaalanka: saamelainen sana 'viiltää, avata' (vrt. nykypohjoisaamen čallit), viittaa sulaan kohtaan jäässä. Jylhämä: Läheisen Niskakosken jylhä 'mahtava, pelottava' kohta. Kankari: varsinaissuomi kangar, kankare 'hiekkaperäinen kangas'. Sanaa ei esiinny kainuun murteessa. Kuostonsaari: peräpohja kuosto 'nivoutunut/pystyyn kuivunut honka'. Vrt. pohjoissaamen goasti 'härski, hapan, vanhalta maistuva'. Manamansalo: Manama viittaa manaan, eli saarta on käytetty hautapaikkana joko tilapäisesti tai pysyvästi. Salo 'asumaton seutu'. Pelso: saamesta, ehkä sukua inarinsaamen sanalle piälsá 'iso suomätäs'. Rokua: Nimi viittaa roka- ja rok(k)o-sanoihin, jotka tarkoittavat epätasaista. Säräisniemi: Vaalan entinen nimi. Liittyy ehkä verbiin säräjää 'tärisee, vapisee'. Vaala: Saamelaisperäinen, vrt. koltansaamen vääll 'väylä järvessä tai joessa; järven syvänne, jossa käy virta'.

Lähteenä: Suomalainen paikannimikirja (toim. Sirkka Paikkala, 2007).

[lihiominaa]

HALO 2.01 • Sanctuary

[theology101]

I also like to muse, hope you don’t mind.

“A birthday party?” John couldn’t help but ask, incredulously. “A sixteenth birthday party?”

“It only seems fair,” Joyeuse said, rocking on her feet as she did so. John hadn’t been certainty of the practically of it - after all, Joyeuse’s ability to appear in Hologram form meant that she could ‘physically’ appear wherever she wanted, all without being put into danger. And she had agreed, on the Zeta Halo.

Now though, on the UNSC Infinity with the perceived safety of the ship (and probably influenced by her ‘mother’ and ‘grandmother’), Joyeuse insisted on appearing in one of Clone Bodies Halsey had developed for Cortana. Or rather, they had been for Cortana, until Joyeuse had hacked her way into the cloning procedure, stopped one of the clone bodies as a teenager, and then slipped her data chip inside. And ever since then, she’d been addicted - and the Infinity had been subject to three generations of Halseys.

How Captain Lansky survived was anybodies guess. How John would survive this request was in a similar state of flux.

“If the ‘sixteen’ is your struggling point, we can just say its four months late for her first birthday,” Cortana put in from the doorframe. She was also in a clone body, this one reached to maturity so it mirrored her avatar. In fact, the only way to tell that Cortana and Joyeuse weren’t natural humans were the ethereal, blue glow to their eyes. “But given her vessel, and emotional maturity, I think we can just say that sixteen months is equivalent to six teen years, right?”

“Was Zeta Halo my pre-school?” Joyeuse mused allowed. Her parents ignored her.

John’s jaw tightened.

It wasn’t her age that was the matter, nor even the idea that she deserved an award - hell, for her six months of compiling data on Zeta as ‘the Weapon’ she probably deserved a parade - but just… the implications of it all. And wether or not he was willing to take this step.

Sierra-117 had long, long ago given up the possibility of a family. That belonged to his forgotten and mythological childhood where nothing was clear and everything sat in a shadow of fog. Before he had his duty, his purpose and his mission. And as far John was concerned, that was it. Yet, during his leave of absence in cryosleep - and the subsequent political chaos with the end of the War, what it meant to be ‘a spartan’ had changed. Orion and the IVs had seen to that.

It had been taken for granted that Spartans did not have emotions. And while John would never go so far to agree with that statement, he was well aware of the mental separation the Gen IIs and IIIs had to their newer siblings. He didnt mind it - barely thought of it - but was aware of it nonetheless.

And this? This would shatter it.

Cortana bunking in John’s quarters had been natural. His suite of rooms were far larger then he could ever need, and well and beyond what he would ever want - sacrificing some of it so that Cortana would be comfortable (and not in either private observation or in the scientific staff bunkroom) had been easy. Besides, most of the Science Staff still thought she might snap and try to recreate her Created, so it was generally safer for the now permanent resident of a Clone woud stay with him.

It had cured her rampancy after all, and after a few months she’d integrated back into the team. Joyeuse, who had only recently taken that name after having read the Matter of France decided that she ALSO wanted a human body had been more chaotic to handle (Such as ensuring her bed doubled as a data plinth, incase her mind was needed while she was still ‘asleep’). Like before, John had the space and didnt have the need for it, and so Joyeuse moved in.

Then Kelly started calling him ‘Papa John.’

Buck would make kissy noises every time John and Cortana walked into a room together.

And Dr. Halsey had started a scrapbook made up of himself, Cortana and Joyeuse titled “Halsey-Sierra Family Vacations - 2560”

And now, the AI that everyone on this ship regarded as his daughter, wanted a sixteenth birthday.

Exhaling so softly that it didn’t pick up on his helmet mic, John-117 shook his head. “Sure kid. I’ll teach you how to drive a warthog after.”

Fuckin. Thinkin about. Stupid post-everything “has a chance to relax” “several years after canon” “most likely in the world savers AU” johntana. Yknow shucking aside the fact that mr. “gets an itchy trigger finger whenever he’s not in battle” and ms. “Constantly has to be doing something in order to feel anything” would ever even learn to relax. But I like to muse, so.

They’re sitting on like a park bench next to each other and Cortana is looking something up on a tablet and John’s just watching her, looking up and watching the birds, thinkin

And then he just kinda goes “Cortana?”

“Hm?”

And then, a little softly, but steady:

“I love you”

And Cortana blinks and thinks on it a second and goes “That’s right. I suppose you do.”

“This is the first time I’ve heard you say it outloud, but... you’ve shown me it a whole lot, haven’t you?” And smiles at him

And he’s pink in the cheeks, and his gears are turning in his head, wondering how to respond

And she adds on a “what made you decide to tell me now?”

And he’s knitting his brows, and thinking really hard, wondering, why did he? What was the occasion? What sparked it? What was the purpose of saying it?

And he settles on

“It kinda... just came out”

And she’s smiling more and her cheeks are getting color and leans over to look at his face and he’s thinking more about what to say.

“People... say it, sometimes, to other people. I wanted to try it out.”

“Yeah? How did it feel?”

“...”

And he thinks about it again, how does it feel? It’s not anything that’s useful for them. It’s not like it was an action that saved the world, or a huge gesture or a big sacrifice or a pound of flesh for some earned affection. It was just words. It was just a statement of a fact. It, technically, was no different than a sentence in a text book or an exit sign or a greeting card. Maybe socially, it’s considered more precious than that, like a very important sentence in a text book, or a very needed exit sign, or a very emotionally important greeting card, but still. Just words.

But that was it, wasn’t it? The freedom to finally use those words whenever he wanted, whenever he felt like it, he finally had it. He was sitting here, next to her, and they weren’t covered in blood or screaming at each other, they weren’t in pain or dying, they weren’t sacrificing for one another or making any more big grand gestures that they already have.

They were sitting in the park and watching birds.

And he just said how he feels.

It was simple, kind, and painless.

So he smiles.

“Felt... good.”

And Cortana smiles back.

“I love you too, John.”

...and that felt really good.

[dentist-brainsurgeon]

I know it's John/Cortana but when I read and say Jortana all I can think is Cortana with or made of Jorts

EXACTLY

She's made of Jeans👖

[countessofbiscuit]

What the hell happened down there?

"I'm not coming with you this time ... most of me is down there."

Death. But not yours.

[thetzar]

Perpetual Love, I adore them ¡

“It was my job to take care of you.”

“We were supposed to take care of each other.”

…

…

“Welcome home, John.”

[artofcrumbs]

Mission Downtime

[magellanicclouds]

Just some messy little Jortana that showed up in the margins of a different art. 💙 ; u ; 

[ageless-aislynn]

SPOILERS for Halo 1x04

I don’t have time for a full post but I haaad to GIF this moment before I turn in tonight!

John’s taking in the beauty of slipspace, which he never could appreciate before. Cortana jumps in with the technical info about slipspace.

Look at his face. Look at his faaaaace! Those little sideways glances he throws? That adorable little smirk? You know he’s never in his life teased anybody before and look at how he loves her reaction! *squishes him*

Yesssss, mah bbs are warming up to each other! Okay, so she was ready to do a

 immediately and nobody can tell me any differently. 😜🥰 He took a little more time and I can’t blame him. Having a VERY interactive A.I. suddenly installed in your brain would take a minute to adjust to.

But look at them! Loooook at themmmmmm standing side by side, bantering a bit. Yes, there’s the Master Chief and Cortana feels that I’ve been waiting for! 💖

More thoughts and GIFs tomorrow! ⭐💖⭐

[ageless-aislynn]

Cortana being corporeal and being able to touch John is A Thing for me. It is such an Absolute Thing, I can't even! (Which is why I adore that scene in Halo 4 despite the fact that it's sad. But just for that moment, when she puts her hand on him... *sigh*)

Anyway, I remember that manip and it remains so awesome! I love that you made it a prompt! \o/ I have so many feelings right now and so few words in which to express them. This is just so very wonderful and I love it! 🤗🤗🤗

Hope you're feeling better ASAP! Take care and thanks for continuing to mine your WIP for us! 💖💖💖

I’m still sick and posting near-forgotten WIPs is making me feel better. I put this on Tumblr about a year ago with the intent to write a longer fic to go with it, but I like this little piece as it is. Even though I may still write more to go with it.

Fic based on this fanart. Editing to add, definitely wrote this with the show in mind but as I read over it, you can make it work for the games if that’s your thing.

@countessofbiscuit (it is your art after all ❤️) @ageless-aislynn @rainintheevening (I know you don’t really go here but this is a good hug story if I do say so myself 😂) @morganas-pendragons @sarnakhwritesthings @naranghim @misscrazyfangirl321 @firstfandomfangirl @ionlymadethissoicouldleaveanask @writeforfandoms @inafieldofdaisies @ladyknightskye @mrgartist really just tagging anyone who’s ever interacted with me about the show at this point.